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KACING AT HARLEM. Now that St. Louis has closed, the tracks around Chicago have full sway and the pick of Ihorses and jockeys in the west. This was clearly demonstrated yesterday at Harlem. There was any number of new faces in evidence, some of them being jockeys, others owners and bookmakers and turf followers in general. In fact, -the new arrivals were so many that it swelled the usual small Monday crowd to the size of that which usually attends a good day later in the week. Twenty bookmakers "cut in," and what a hardest they must have reaped, as six heavily backed favorites were bowled over. The preseaco of Tommy Burns in the saddle was the cause of making one false favorite Kosavannah that was beaten, and then two .natural favorites Tulane and San Cecelia-were defeated through carelessness, bad luck and poor riding in general. The defeat of Tulane was the sensational -.feature of ths racing aat a costly one for his owners, McGuigan and Walker. The colt was far the best and only the greadof an owner to get a long price against a good horse through putting up an incompetent jockey was the cause of his defeat. Mr. McGuigan had given the same jockey that burned his and Mr. Walkers money up on Tulane a chance at Harlem once bafore. He put him up on Arlington in the last race of the day, AuguBt 4. This horse appeared to be in a soft spot and was a stanch favorite at 8 to 5, laut whatever chance he had of winning was mined by the wretched ride he got. With the Arlington ride fresh in the minds of racegoers Mr. McGaigan had confidence enough to trust a good horse, like Tulane, in Morrisons hands, and furthermore think well enough of it for him ana his partner, Mr. Walker, of Hot .Springs, to bet on it. Of course if Morrison was put up for a price it was a very wise move, for the public had enough of him on Arlington and refused to bet on Tulane at any price. The consequence was the colt opened up at 2 to 1 and hurriedly went back to 21 to 1 and batter. Then the "wise money" began to pour in and the colt was backed down to 9 to 5 and less. On form Tulane seemed much the best, and -when Judge Hamilton, who keeps a very close line on form, learned that Morrison was to ride lie sent for Mr. McGuigan and suggested that a better boy be put on the colt. Mr McGuigan, however, thought Morrison was good enough, and in his airy way informed Judge Hamilton that "he the judge would be surprised after the race." The judge was surprised all right enough and was also verysore, and alter Mor-xison made his weight he was told that his occupation its best and also as a jockey had seen itB last days. The boy was suspended indefinitely. The story of the race is easily told. Morrison knew he was on the best horse and did not want to show him up. He fooled along with the other boys down the backstietch and on the turn for home went very wide and lost a lot of ground. This did not hurt the horse any, j as ha was simply cantering and below the six- teenth post he got to the front again. Hare it was that Morrison got his work in. Sitting up like a stovepipe, ho was grinning and placing with Jenkins and Burns, who were on the inside of him and their horses dead baatan, and for an instant, Morrison, with victory in sight, took a tiip to "Kipsville." Nutt, on the out-eide with Canaco, came along with a terrific ruoh and when Morrison leturned to earth agait, the iaco was over and Canaco had won. It was a rank pi3ce of carelessness and the crowd did not hesitate to hiss the rider when he returned to the stand. Mr. McGuigan was very sore, but for once in his career, had nothing to say. San Cecelias defeat, while it was the result of a poor ride and bad racing luck combined, was lost in the shadow of Tulanes downfall, through Morrisons stupidity. Jenkins rode San Cecelia and after getting into a jam on the far turn be was compelled to pull up and go around the entire field. This naturally set her far back and when the finish came Jenkins put up a rather tame finish and let Silver Fizz, handsomely ridden by Nutt, win by a nose on the post. Everything considered, although baaten, San Cecelia ran a grand race. She was giving away much weight to every other starter, und to win Silver Fizz had to step five furlongs in 1 :00i. There were two races at a mile and an eighth, but both furnished tame contests. Malaise, at the false price of 6 to 1, won one and Jim Mc-Cleevy, aleo at a false price, but heavily backed, captured the other. In both instances the winners set their own pace and at the end there was daylight between them and the second horses. Free Lady, well ridden by Vititoe, won the initial three-quarter dash rnnning away from Jim Gore II., and J. J. T. easily disposed of Free Hand and Ed Tipton in the last race. Besides Tommy Burns there were three other additions to the riding talent. They are W. Frost, Kitley and Dugan. The last named is a most promising lightweight. He can ride at 85 pounds, and those that have seen him perform say he rides uth excellent judgment for so light a boy.
